1972 New York Jets Team Info
| League | Coach | Record | Postseason Record | Division Standing | End of Season |
| National Football League (NFL) | Weeb Ewbank (7-7) | 7-7 | – | Finished 2nd in the NFL’s American Football Conference East Division | – |
Roster
| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College |
| Al Atkinson | LB | July 28, 1943 | 6’2′ | 230 | Villanova |
| Ralph Baker | LB | August 25, 1942 | 6’3′ | 228 | Penn St. |
| Jerome Barkum | TE-WR | July 18, 1950 | 6’3′ | 218 | Jackson St. |
| Eddie Bell | WR | September 13, 1946 | 5’10’ | 160 | Idaho St. |
| Hank Bjorklund | RB | June 5, 1950 | 6’1′ | 200 | Princeton |
| Emerson Boozer | RB | July 4, 1943 | 5’11’ | 195 | Md-Eastern Shore |
| Rich Caster | TE-WR | October 16, 1948 | 6’5′ | 228 | Jackson St. |
| Paul Crane | LB-C | January 29, 1944 | 6’3′ | 212 | Alabama |
| Bob Davis | QB | September 15, 1945 | 6’2′ | 205 | Virginia |
| John Ebersole | LB | November 5, 1948 | 6’3′ | 234 | Penn St. |
| John Elliott | DT-DE | October 26, 1944 | 6’4′ | 244 | Texas |
| Chris Farasopoulos | DB | July 20, 1949 | 6’0′ | 210 | BYU |
| Roger Finnie | T-G-DT | November 6, 1945 | 6’3′ | 245 | Florida A&M |
| Ed Galigher | DT-DE | October 15, 1950 | 6’4′ | 255 | UCLA |
| Larry Grantham | LB | September 16, 1938 | 6’0′ | 210 | Mississippi |
| Steve Harkey | RB | August 3, 1949 | 6’0′ | 215 | Georgia Tech |
| Dave Herman | G-T | September 3, 1941 | 6’1′ | 255 | Michigan St. |
| W.K. Hicks | DB | July 14, 1942 | 6’1′ | 195 | Texas Southern |
| Winston Hill | T | October 23, 1941 | 6’4′ | 270 | Texas Southern |
| Gus Hollomon | DB-P | October 23, 1945 | 6’3′ | 195 | Houston |
| Bobby Howfield | K | December 3, 1936 | 5’9′ | 180 | none |
| Joey Jackson | DE-DT | May 7, 1949 | 6’4′ | 270 | New Mexico St. |
| Roy Kirksey | G | September 18, 1947 | 6’1′ | 235 | Md-Eastern Shore |
| John Little | DT-DE-NT | May 3, 1947 | 6’3′ | 241 | Oklahoma St. |
| Mark Lomas | DE-DT | June 8, 1948 | 6’4′ | 250 | Northern Arizona |
| Don Maynard | E-FL-HB | January 25, 1935 | 6’0′ | 180 | Rice |
| Cliff McClain | RB | December 29, 1947 | 6’0′ | 217 | South Carolina St. |
| John Mooring | T-C | May 8, 1947 | 6’6′ | 255 | Tampa |
| Joe Namath | QB | May 31, 1943 | 6’2′ | 200 | Alabama |
| Steve O’Neal | P | February 4, 1946 | 6’3′ | 185 | Texas A&M |
| Gerry Philbin | DE | July 31, 1941 | 6’2′ | 245 | Buffalo |
| Randy Rasmussen | G | May 10, 1945 | 6’2′ | 255 | Nebraska-Kearney |
| John Riggins | RB | August 4, 1949 | 6’2′ | 230 | Kansas |
| John Schmitt | C | November 12, 1942 | 6’4′ | 250 | Hofstra |
| Matt Snell | RB | August 18, 1941 | 6’2′ | 219 | Ohio St. |
| Rich Sowells | DB | October 27, 1948 | 6’0′ | 179 | Alcorn St. |
| Wayne Stewart | TE | August 18, 1947 | 6’7′ | 219 | California |
| Bob Svihus | T | June 21, 1943 | 6’4′ | 245 | USC |
| Steve Tannen | DB | July 23, 1948 | 6’1′ | 194 | Florida |
| Michael Taylor | LB | September 21, 1949 | 6’1′ | 230 | Michigan |
| Earlie Thomas | DB | December 11, 1945 | 6’1′ | 190 | Colorado St. |
| Steve Thompson | DT-DE | February 12, 1945 | 6’2′ | 250 | Washington |
| Rocky Turner | DB-WR | August 6, 1950 | 6’0′ | 190 | Tenn-Chattanooga |
| Phil Wise | DB | April 25, 1949 | 6’0′ | 190 | South Dakota |
| Willie Zapalac | LB-DE | September 1, 1948 | 6’4′ | 225 | Texas |